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Local Obituaries for Homerville, GA

Betty Jean Sanders Kittrell

Betty Jean Sanders Kittrell

Sep 23, 2021

Betty Jean Sanders Kittrell, 76, of Lake Park, GA passed away Thursday morning (Sept. 23, 2021) at South Georgia Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born in Lakeland, FL to the late Floyd L. and Stella Louise Lee Sanders. Mrs. Kittrell was a Certified Nursing Assistant for many years and worked last in retail at Legg’s, Hanes, and...

James Hubert Rigdon

James Hubert Rigdon

Sep 22, 2021

Mr. James Hubert Rigdon, 76, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, following a brief illness. Mr. Rigdon was born January 2, 1945, in Ware County, GA to the late Leonard Alden Rigdon and Doris Aliene Cheshire Rigdon. Survivors are his daughter: Kaycee Sirmans, DuPont; three sisters: Margaret Higgs, Jonell Cook, both of Homerville and Betty Knight, DuPont; one brother: Larry...

Gary Allen

Gary Allen

Sep 21, 2021

Mr. Gary Floyd Allen, 64, passed away Tuesday, September, 21, 2021, at his residence following an extended illness.

Mr. Allen was born June 26, 1957 in Homerville, GA. He graduated from Clinch County High School and was employed by the Clinch County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy Sheriff before his retirement because of health related issues. He attended the New...

David "Cotton" Earl Swearingen, Sr.

David "Cotton" Earl Swearingen, Sr.

Sep 17, 2021

Mr. David Earl “Cotton” Swearingen, Sr., 67, passed away, Friday, September 17, 2021, in the Hospice Satilla House, Waycross, following a short illness. Mr. Swearingen was born, July 7, 1954, in Homerville, GA, to the late Homer Lindy Swearingen and Olie Mae Delk Swearingen. He attended the Lang Country Church and had driven a log truck for John Albert Morgan....

Phil Register

Phil Register

Sep 16, 2021

Herbert Phillip “Phil” Register, 71, of Dupont passed away Thursday morning (Sept. 16, 2021) at Pruitt Health Holly Hill after a short illness. He was born in Homerville to the late Herbert Edward and Alva Lee Giddens Register. Mr. Register was a 1967 graduate of Clinch County High School. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and was stationed...

Susan Statler McLaine

Susan Statler McLaine

Sep 15, 2021

Susan Statler McLaine, 61, of Homerville passed away Wednesday afternoon (September 15, 2021) at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Kaiserslautern, Germany to the late Foxy and Annette Siegel Statler. Mrs. McLaine attended the University of Maryland earning an Associate Degree in Business. She was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Along with her parents...

Buster Barnes

Buster Barnes

Sep 14, 2021

Marvin Owen “Buster” Barnes, 58, of Pearson passed away Tuesday morning (Sept. 14, 2021) at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Lanier County and lived in Pearson most of his life. Mr. Barnes always enjoyed hunting arrowheads.

Survivors include his daughter, Tracey Harrell and her husband Mike of Axson; four grandchildren, Trinaty Nelson, Kendall...

Lorean Cowart Register

Lorean Cowart Register

Sep 14, 2021

Laura Lorean Cowart Register, 92, of Homerville passed away Tuesday evening (September 14, 2021) at her residence surrounded by her family after an extended illness. She was born in Lowndes County to the late Dan and Laura Hughes Cowart. Mrs. Register lived most of her life in Homerville and worked for many years at Brockway Standard. She was a former...

Rita Newbern Brantley

Rita Newbern Brantley

Sep 13, 2021

Rita Elizabeth Newbern Brantley, 59, of Homerville passed away Monday evening (September 13, 2021) at South Georgia Medical Center after a short illness. She was born January 23, 1962, in Homerville and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Brantley worked at Jimbo’s Log Kitchen for many years. She always enjoyed spending time with her family and special friends, and...

Melvin O. Lane

Melvin O. Lane

Sep 7, 2021

Melvin Otis Lane, 76, of Fargo passed away Tuesday (Sept. 7, 2021) at Clinch Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in St. George, GA to the late Charlie Otis and Pencie Lee Smith Lane and lived in Fargo most of his life. Mr. Lane worked in the logging industry as a truck driver and logger for many...

Wesley Frank Hallford, Jr.

Wesley Frank Hallford, Jr.

Aug 27, 2021

Mr. Wesley Frank Hallford, Jr., 82, passed away Friday (August 27, 2021) in the Clinch Memorial Hospital, following a short illness.

Mr. Hallford was born March 11, 1939, in Bonifay, FL to the late Wesley Frank Hallford, Sr. and Ruby Mae Chitty Hallford. He was Methodist by faith and was retired from B-Way, where he loved hard work and cutting...

Robert "Weasel" Glynn Whittington

Robert "Weasel" Glynn Whittington

Aug 26, 2021

Robert Glynn Whittington, better known as Weasel, 61, passed away on August 26, 2021 in Valdosta, Georgia, after battling chronic and short term illnesses.  Weasel was born the third child of the late Horace Jefferson Whittington and Myrtle Bennett Whittington, on July 29, 1960 in Homerville, Georgia.

Weasel was a Master Timber Harvester, having worked for his Daddy and Uncle...

Rita Roberts Bass

Rita Roberts Bass

Aug 22, 2021

Rita Roberts Bass, 59, passed away Sunday (August 22, 2021) in the UF Health Shands Hospital. Gainesville, FL, following a short illness. She was born in Homerville to the late Frank and Naomi Tiner Roberts. She was a homemaker, she loved baking for her family and others, loved shopping, dirt track racing, dogs and never met a stranger. While in...

Betty Smith Hallford

Betty Smith Hallford

Aug 14, 2021

Betty Jean Smith Hallford, 84, of Homerville passed away Saturday (August 14, 2021) at Clinch Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Waycross to the late Bert and Eva Nettles Smith. Mrs. Hallford was a 1955 graduate of Clinch County High School. She worked at the sewing factory in Dupont and kept the fire tower in Cogdell...

Sherry Lynn Studebaker

Sherry Lynn Studebaker

Aug 9, 2021

Sherry Lynn Wetzel Studebaker, 63, of Homerville passed away Monday afternoon (August 9, 2021) at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Wibaux, Montana where she was a graduate of Wibaux High School in Montana and set state track records with some still holding today. She moved to Homerville in the 1980’s and worked at Standard Container...

Tammy Stevens

Tammy Stevens

Aug 3, 2021

Tammy Lavon Mercer Stevens, 51, of Waycross passed away Tuesday afternoon at Clinch Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Waycross to the late John R. Mercer and Linda Cox Mercer. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Stevens was a member of The Church of God in Millwood. She always loved to spend time with her kids and...

Lamar Jordan, Sr.

Lamar Jordan, Sr.

Aug 1, 2021

Alfred Lamar Jordan, Sr., 72, of Homerville passed away Sunday morning (August 1, 2021) at South Georgia Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was born in Homerville and lived here all of his life. Mr. Jordan was a 1967 graduate of Clinch County High School. He was owner of  J & J Logging and J & J Blueberries. Mr....

Wynell Henderson Thompson

Wynell Henderson Thompson

Jul 28, 2021

Wynell Henderson Thompson, 87, of Jasper formerly of Fargo passed away Wednesday (July 28, 2021) at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home after an illness. She was born in Echols County, GA to the late John Marion Henderson and Rosetta Padgett Henderson. Mrs. Thompson was a homemaker and of the Church of God faith.

Along with her parents she was preceded in...

George Ray Daugharty, Jr.

George Ray Daugharty, Jr.

Jul 23, 2021

George Ray Daugharty, Jr., was born May 6, 1940, and passed away Friday, July 23,2021, at his home after a short illness. He was the son of the late George RayDaugharty, Sr. and Wilma Ellington Daugharty of Fargo.   Mr. Daugharty grew up fishingin the Suwanee River and the Okefenokee Swamp, and hunting in the piney woods ofFargo. He loved to...

Jimmy Steedley

Jimmy Steedley

Jul 22, 2021

Jimmy Steedley, 71, of Fargo passed away Thursday morning (July 22, 2021) at Baptist Medical in Jacksonville after a sudden illness. He was born in Clinch County to the late Jim and Gertrude Dowling Steedley and lived here all of his life. Mr. Steedley retired from B-Way after forty three and a half years of service as a Machinist. He...

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